How to Make a Shepherds Costume

Making a shepherd costume can be very simple. Here is a link that shows how to make a toddler's shepherd costume. You could use a taupe sheet instead of the towel used in the video.
http://www.ehow.com/video_4437889_make-shepherd-costume-toddlers.html


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No shepherd costume is complete without a simple fabric headpiece. Fortunately, they’re very easy to make. You can make a tied headpiece from a small towel or piece of fabric, or a larger wrap-around headpiece from a yard of fabric or a flour-sack kitchen towel. Tied headpieces work well on anybody, while wrap-around headpieces look especially good on female characters. You can make either style of shepherd headpiece smaller or larger depending on the size of your actor.

Headpiece Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

• Small towel or 1/2 yard of fabric for a tied headpiece
• 1 yard of fabric for a wrap-around headpiece
• Ribbon, cording or a long narrow strip of fabric
• Scissors
• Safety pins
• Sewing machine (optional)
• Iron (optional)

Make a Tied Shepherd Headpiece

Step1

Cut a piece of fabric about 24 inches long and 20 inches wide, or use a small towel.

Step2

Iron the fabric or towel if needed.

Step3

Hem the edges of the fabric by folding each edge over about 1/4 inch, then folding it over 1/4 inch again and stitching along the edge. Or leave the edges as they are and let them ravel for a more rustic shepherd look.

Step4

Place the towel or piece of fabric over the head so that one end slightly covers the forehead and the rest hangs over the back of the head.

Step5

Tie a piece of ribbon, cording or a long narrow strip of fabric around the head to hold the towel or fabric in place.

Make a Wrap-Around Shepherd Headpiece

Step1

Trim off the selvages (unprinted edges) of the fabric and iron the fabric if needed.

Step2

Cut a square of fabric about 36 inches wide.

Step3

Hem the edges of the fabric by folding each edge over about 1/4 inch, then folding it over 1/4 inch again and stitching along the edge. Or leave the edges as they are and let them ravel for a more rustic shepherd look.

Step4

Place the fabric on the head so that one edge slightly covers the forehead and the rest hangs over the back of the head.

Step5

Wrap the corners of the fabric around the head and overlap them under the chin.

Step6

Carefully pin the corners together from the underside of the fabric, so that the safety pin doesn’t show.